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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article title updated for style. | Nov 04, 2026 | ||
| Deleted Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs (Bos primigenius) and primitive European cattle. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - Genetic origin, admixture and population history of aurochs (Bos primigenius) and primitive European cattle. | Sep 11, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Genomic Landscape of Cattle: Domestication, Dispersal, and Adaptive Evolution. | Mar 19, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: MSD Veterinary Manual - Behavior of Cattle. | Jan 07, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: Frontiers - Frontiers in Pain Research - Pain pathophysiology and pharmacology of cattle: how improved understanding can enhance pain prevention, mitigation, and welfare. | Nov 07, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: ABC listen - Late Night Live - The secret world of cattle. | Oct 01, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Pennsylvania State University - CiteSeerX - Cattle Marketing and Food Safety (PDF). | Apr 23, 2025 | ||
| Questions and answers added. | Mar 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mississippi State University Extension - The Estrous Cycle of Cattle. | Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Mississippi State University Extension - The Estrous Cycle of Cattle. | Oct 17, 2024 | ||
| Added cross-references to intensive animal farming and wagyu. | Jul 23, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Animal Welfare Institute - Cattle. | Mar 05, 2024 | ||
| Added a cross-reference to heifer. | Mar 05, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: National Center for Biotechnology Information - PubMed Central - The Genomic Landscape of Cattle: Domestication, Dispersal, and Adaptive Evolution. | Oct 25, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Food and Agricultural Organization of the United Nations - Gateway to dairy production and products - Cattle. | Nov 15, 2021 | ||
| Corrected display issue. | Mar 28, 2018 | ||
| Media added. | Jul 13, 2016 | ||
| Added information about the ethical issues related to the treatment of cattle as commodities. |
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Sep 09, 2015 | |
| Add new Web site: Animal Planet - Cattle. | Dec 02, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: TNAU Agricaulture Portal - Cattle. | Nov 29, 2012 | ||
| Article thoroughly revised. | Jan 18, 2012 | ||
| Media added. | Jan 18, 2012 | ||
| Add new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Beef Cattle. | Oct 07, 2011 | ||
| Add new Web site: Buzzle.com - Cattle Farming. | Aug 12, 2010 | ||
| Added new Web site: How Stuff Works - Animals - Cattle. | May 27, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Apr 16, 2008 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 08, 2007 | ||
| Added new Web site: Oklahoma State University - Department of Animal Science - Breeds of Livestock: Cattle Breeds. | Jun 09, 2006 | ||
| Added new Web site: Cattle Today - Breeds of Cattle. | May 08, 2006 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | May 03, 1999 |
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